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[jambonsambo]

I see a lot of mushrooms growing recently in my local parks ,

I was hoping to go about picking some for my famed vegetarian goulash

I dont want to accidently pick any psycobile or "magic " mushrooms
does anybody know what theses mushrooms look like in korea or where they grow so that i can avoid them on my shroom picking expeditions

keep it real

jambon

[Masta_Don]

Identifying mushrooms without any knowledge is silly. A poisonous mushroom can look identical to a non-poisonous one. That said, if the stem turns blue when bruised its either poisonous or hallucinogenic. The most potent hallucinogenic, at least in America, grow in bark chips.

[endo]

[YoshaMazov]

Good advice. Loads of mushrooms are poisonous. And although you probably won't accidentally run across magic ones, it'd be a terrible idea to pick random mushrooms, unless you want to breathe fire.

[mrsquirrel]

Fly Agaric.

My hippy mates used to try and feed me it.

They always claimed they knew how to dose me properly but i was never happy with their explanations. Never fancied wicked stomach cramps, the squirts and vomiting for no reason.

[endo]

[aphase]

[quote="Masta_Don"]Identifying mushrooms without any knowledge is silly. A poisonous mushroom can look identical to a non-poisonous one. That said, if the stem turns blue when bruised its either poisonous or hallucinogenic. The most potent hallucinogenic, at least in America, grow in bark chips.[/quote

You must be referring to psilocybe cyanescens. THey grow everywhere in parks in seattle. Do you happen to also be from seattle? Oh and to the OP: if your looking for shrooms, and you've never gone picking them before, i wouldn't suggest trying it for the first time in korea. Identifying mushrooms can be a bit tricky. Some mushrooms look really identical and need a spore print to be properly identified. Anyways just because it bruises blue doesn't mean its gonna be what your looking for. I'm not even sure if korea has any psilocybe species.

[sojourner1]

I understand that in Daegu at the herbs market, there are magic mushrooms for sale, but they won't sell to foreigners. They are sold as some sort of traditional medicine, instead of recreational use. Korea needs to add canabis sativa to its' arsenal of herbs! LOL

[JTHM]

Where abouts is this herb market in Daegu?

[crazy_arcade]

[pkang0202]

I thought those magic mushroom grew on cow crap.

[behindtheveil]

[Masta_Don]

[mrsquirrel]

Pick them carefully though or you can damage the growth for the next year.

[Tud Ferguson]

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